Womanhood on trial: The letters received by the Taoiseach during the Kerry Babies saga
Documents released under the 30-year rule show the public interest in the tragedies. By Sinead O Carroll Wednesday 30 Dec 2015, 6:05 AM Dec 30th 2015, 6:05 AM 23,741 Views 30 Comments
A NEWBORN BABY boy has been found dead near Caherciveen, county Kerry. The body was found abandoned on the White Strand, about three miles from the town, and a post-mortem is being carried out by the State pathologist Dr John Harbison. The baby is believed to have died about three days ago.
These were the words from an RTÉ news reporter on 14 April 1984 which would leave Ireland a forever changed nation.
); The Kerry Babies Tribunal laid bare the virulent misogyny at the heart of a patriarchal Irish State
Dr Mary McAuliffe reflects on the Kerry Babies Tribunal following the State’s apology to Joanne Hayes and her family – 36 years later. By Dr Mary McAuliffe Sunday 20 Dec 2020, 10:58 AM Dec 20th 2020, 10:58 AM 16,422 Views 16 Comments Dr Mary McAuliffe
DELIVERING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE and apologies to women for past wrongs has become something of a regular occurrence in the country, as it should be.
From the Magdalene survivors to those who endured the traumas of the Mother and Baby Homes to those women caught up in the cervical smear scandal, acknowledgements of wrongs done have come, although oftentimes they came dropping slow, grudging and